pH-induced outward movement of star centers within coumarin-centered star-block polymer micelles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Nov 14;48(88):10883-5. doi: 10.1039/c2cc35680e. Epub 2012 Oct 2.

Abstract

A novel coumarin-centered amphiphilic star-block polymer of C-(PDMAEMA(80)-b-PS(8))(3) has been designed to investigate the pH-induced accompanying outward movement of hydrophobic coumarin centers within the polymer micelles upon protonation.